PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE

PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE

The Private Pilot’s License is the first step to get yourself into the skies, whether you just wish to fly as a hobby or to begin a career.  Like all our other courses, we offer the PPL (A) on a modular training system.  It consists of ground theory as well as flight training.

The ground theory can be conducted on a full-time basis, part-time basis, or self-study basis.  It includes 9 subjects and, therefore, 9 examinations.  Once the 9 examinations are finished, the student will also have to sit for a Radio Telephony exam, and an English Language Proficiency Exam.  Once all of this is finished, the student will start his/her flight training.

The flight training consists of a minimum of 45 hours of flight training.  Of these, a minimum of 25 hours will have to be conducted with an instructor and a minimum of 10 hours will have to be conducted solo.

Course Content

Theoretical Knowledge

A minimum of 100 hours of theoretical knowledge will have to be completed, covering the following subjects:
 
• Aircraft General Knowledge
• Principles of Flight
• Flight Performance and Planning
• Air Law
• Operational Procedures
• Human Performance & Limitations
• VFR Communications
• Meteorology
• Navigation

FLIGHT TRAINING

There is a minimum of 45 hours Dual and solo flight training as stipulated by EASA/JAA.

Dual:

• 4 hours aircraft flight familiarization
• 4 hours local maneuvers
• 10 hours circuits practicing various take-offs and landings

Solo:

• 5 hours solo circuits
• 5 hours of advanced maneuvers
• 2 hours local solo navigation (out of circuit area)

Navigation:

• 8 hours dual overseas cross country
• 3 hours solo overseas cross country
• 1-hour basic instrument flight
• 3 hours revision of all previous manoeuvers